Sunday, October 21, 2012

Better now, not later

A few days ago I decided that I should probably tell my mom that I'm leaving for basic training in February. A small part of me doesn't want to, but I know that it'd be really shitty of me to call her the day before, like, "Hey, I'm leaving for San Antonio in the morning. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner."

By telling her now, she can have ample time to "prepare" herself for my departure. Tomorrow we're going to dinner so that I can tell her about it, and I know that every spare second of her time concluding our dinner she is going to try to find a way to talk me out of my decision.

I'm hopefully just going to strike up a compromise with her and promise to stay in contact and spend more time with her before I leave. I know she's my mom, but it's emotionally draining being around her.

At least this issue will be easier to tell her about than JB. I don't plan on telling her anything about him for a LONG time. I want to save him from having to deal with her craziness for as long as I can. My mom is batshit.

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I think if your mom is really that batshit then you should tell her everything in one go. But, you know her best. I wasn't aware when you left either, that's still plenty of time. I hope she doesn't flip out too much.

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